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3550-US-5.0 REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING Print Quality Problems NOTICE You will clear a print quality problem by replacing the drum unit with a new one if the display will show CHANGE DRUM. The old drum unit is at the end of its life. Question Printouts are too dark or light. Recommendation Adjust the print conditions by setting the Print Density function, or turn the print density dial counterclockwise for lighter images and clockwise for darker images. It has been factory set to the middle position. See "The Print is too Light or too Dark" on page 13-12. Printedpagescontainwhite You may fix this by wiping the scanner windows with a clean stripes. soft cloth. (See "Regular Maintenance" and "Cleaning the Drum Unit" on page 13-1~3.) If the same problem occurs and the display shows CHANGE DRUM, replace the drum unit with a new one. White Stripes or Faint lmages Printed pages are stained with toner or have vertical stripes. • Cleanthemachineinteriorandtheprimarycoronawireof the toner cartridge. See "Regular Maintenance" and "Cleaning the Drum Unit" on page 13-1~3. • Make sure that the tab of the corona wire is at the home position. If the same print problem occurs and the display shows CHANGE DRUM, after cleaning, replace the drum unit with a new one. Dark Stripes or Toner Stains Printed pages have white spots in black text and graphics area. Make sure that you use paper that meets the specifications. Rough surface or thick media can cause the problem. If you still have the same problem and the display shows CHANGE DRUM, replace the drum unit with a new one. White Spots 13-14

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REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING
3550-US-5.0
NOTICE
Recommendation
Printouts are too dark or
light.
Question
You will clear a print quality problem by replacing the drum unit with a new one if
the display will show CHANGE DRUM. The old drum unit is at the end of its life.
AdjusttheprintconditionsbysettingthePrintDensityfunction,
or turn the print density dial counterclockwise for lighter
images and clockwise for darker images. It has been factory set
to the middle position. See “The Print is too Light or too Dark”
onpage13-12.
You may fix this by wiping the scanner windows with a clean
soft cloth. (See “Regular Maintenance” and “Cleaning the Drum
Unit” on page 13-1~3.)
If the same problem occurs and the display shows CHANGE
DRUM, replace the drum unit with a new one.
•
Clean the machine interior and the primary corona wire of
thetonercartridge.See“RegularMaintenance”and“Cleaning
the Drum Unit” on page 13-1~3.
•
Make sure that the tab of the corona wire is at the home
position.
IfthesameprintproblemoccursandthedisplayshowsCHANGE
DRUM, after cleaning, replace the drum unit with a new one.
Make sure that you use paper that meets the specifications.
Rough surface or thick media can cause the problem.
If you still have the same problem and the display shows
CHANGE DRUM, replace the drum unit with a new one.
Printedpagescontainwhite
stripes.
Printed pages are stained
with toner or have vertical
stripes.
White Stripes or Faint lmages
Dark Stripes or Toner Stains
White Spots
Printed pages have white
spots in black text and
graphics area.
Print Quality Problems